The weekend is here, and hopefully you snagged your tickets to the Orwells or Old 97's, but in case you didn't, no need to fret because there's plenty of other fun stuff around town to kick off your weekend. At Whistle Stop, the Widows and the Kabbs bring a high-energy local night while the same can be said for Bosswitch at the Casbah. Creepoid Southern gothic country musician Lincoln Durham quite appropriately plays the Voodoo Room of the House of Blues, while Music Box will be nostalgic as Strangelove rocks the Depeche Mode jams of yesteryear. If you feel like getting out of the usual rounds, Sara Petite plays an early evening show at Humphreys Backstage Lounge.
Friday, March 31:
- Old 97's, Ha Ha Tonka @ Belly Up (sold out)
- 91X presents the Orwells, the Walters @ The Irenic (sold out; read our interview with the Orwells here)
- The Widows, the Kabbs @ Whistle Stop
- Bosswitch, Mrs. Henry, Mission Creeps, Strawberry Moons @ Casbah
- Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Dams of the West @ Pete's Place (sold out)
- Lincoln Durham, Onward, Etc @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience, Steve West's Subculture Party @ Music Box
- Once, Future Band, Sacri Monti, Birth @ Ken Club
- Kane Strang, Riel, Some Kind of Lizard @ Soda Bar
- Through Being Cool SD's Original Emo Night w/ Steven Oira of My American Heart and Derek Hubbard @ Blonde
- The Go Rounds @ Seven Grand
- The Major Minus, Ned and the Dirt, BlackCherry Lightnin' @ The Merrow
- '80s vs. '90s @ Bar Pink
- Japanese Baby: A Tribute to the Cure @ Tower Bar
- Mittens, Daydream Machine, Souvenir Driver @ Til-Two Club
- Mark Lessman Trio @ Harbor Music Hall
- Max Raabe & Palast Orchester @ Balboa Theatre
- Desert Hearts 2017 @ Los Coyotes Reservation, Escondido (SOLD OUT)
- The Go Rounds @ Seven Grand
- Sara Petite @ Humphreys Backstage Live (5 p.m.)
- Cool Party Bro. feat Heminguey & Ikah Love @ The Office
- Vince Gill @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Date Night For A Cause with Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5 p.m.)
- Raymond the Sparrow, Tasmanian Brain Exchange @ Black Cat Bar
- Nashville Pussy, Zeke, Spitfire Torpedo @ Brick By Brick
- Moonalice, Cubensis @ Winston's
- The Browning, the Last Ten Seconds of Life, Blessing A Curse, Our Second Home, Petrichor @ SOMA
- Vice Ganda @ San Diego Civic Theatre
- Josh Nelson Quartet featuring Dayna Stephens @ Dizzy's
- Spencer Dugan, the Clean Cut Hippies @ Lestat's
- Dog Party, Lovely Bad Things, Buddha Trixie @ Ché Café
- Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, Fayuca @ House of Blues
- Heir Gloom, Michael John Seal, Dragon Dragon @ The Bancroft
- The Moves Collectives, Finnegan Blue @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Junior theDISCOpunk @ U-31
- The Reflectors @ Tio Leo's
- Betamaxx @ Humphreys Backstage Live (9 p.m.)
- Rebecca Jade and Ken Turnerwith David Owen @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- DJ Nico Nightingale @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- Grand Sonic Theory @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- TikiTronic @ Cat Eye Club
- DJ Homicide @ Fluxx
- Bump Presents DJ Dazzla, Shige, Filoso, Arruza @ El Dorado
- Krane @ Bang Bang
- HUCCI @ Bassmnt
- Deorro @ Omnia
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- Sonar- Island Style Euro Party @ Kava Lounge
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
- DJ Harvest Karaoke @ Chico Club
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
